Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: Consensus Statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society

Børge G Nordestgaard, M John Chapman, Steve E Humphries, Henry N Ginsberg, Luis Masana, Olivier S Descamps, Olov Wiklund, Robert A Hegele, Frederick J Raal, Joep C Defesche, Albert Wiegman, Raul D Santos, Gerald F Watts, Klaus G Parhofer, G Kees Hovingh, Petri T Kovanen, Catherine Boileau, Maurizio Averna, Jan Borén, Eric BruckertAlberico L Catapano, Jan Albert Kuivenhoven, Päivi Pajukanta, Kausik Ray, Anton F H Stalenhoef, Erik Stroes, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel

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Abstract

The first aim was to critically evaluate the extent to which familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The second aim was to provide guidance for screening and treatment of FH, in order to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD).
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Heart Journal
Volume34
Issue number45
Pages (from-to)3478-90
Number of pages13
ISSN0195-668X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013

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